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came IN. Dr. wnre wanted 20 suDstuuse
"reprimand' for "expel," but his mo-
ton was not entertained, and the
previous question was then ordered by
vote of 40 to Is. The vote was then taken
on the question of expulsion, and the ayes
and noes being called for, the result
showed, ayes, so; noes, AZ. Not the neces-
sary two-thirds.
DIR. Paine then moved to suspend, and
DR.. Cummings moved to reprimand.
Again this motion was ignored. The as
ISOLATION by this time had got into some
thing like tangle, and an effort was
made to take another vote on expulsion.
1t was ruled out of order, however,
and at length the motion to
reprimand was put and lost
by vote of 80 to ~.
DR.. Cummings motion to suspend for
one year was next in order.
DIR. ii. Il. Tay lor moved to amend by
making the suspension twenty-five years.
A motion to lay Taylor's motion on the
table was lost.
A motion to suspend for FIVE years was
ruled out of order.
DIR. Client, at this point, rose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege, and said that
charges had been preferred against him,
and he wished to hear them; that time
was flying and members were leaving and
he wanted to meet the charges at once
and not be held for twelve months
heavy law suit on his hands, and such an
imputation, if left unanswered, would
tend to excite prejudice against him. The
Cummings resolution, to suspend for one
year, was again brought up, and after
lot more of wrangle, was adopted.by vote
of 66 ayes to no noes.
The following special judicial council
was then, after a sharp discussion, ap-
pointed on the Client cases, the charges
in which had been preferred by DR.. Lott:
Drs. R. G. Williams, P. j. Bowers, j. O. j.
King, F. M. Pitts, j. F. Y. Paine,
A. NJ. Douglass, I. j. Tyner, H.
X. Leake, j. w. Mclaughlin, A. f.
Halbert, j, L. Carter and w. A. Duripger.
These gentlemen retired. and after delib-
Grating upon the case reported as follows:
The judicial council of the Texas
State Medical association, at Austin,
April, 1887, after investigating the
charges and specifications against DR.. H.
G. Client, find that they ere fimsy, puerile
and entirely unsustained by the evidence
produced and absolutely unworthy of
consideration. We exhonorate DR.. Client
of even a suspicion of guilt. j. w. Nc
Laughlin, chairman; L. j. Tyner, secre-
tary.
The next business before the associa-
ton was the installation of tho newly
elected officers, President Burroughs
was escorted to the stand by Drs. Mott,
West and Mclaughlin, and freely ex-
pressed his appreciation of the honor
given him. DR.. Knox was escorted to
the stand by Drs. Swearingen and Jones,
and made brief acknowledgment of
thanks. Drs. Cummings and Hadra at
tended DIR. Douglass TO the presidents
desk, and he, likewise, returned his
thanks.
DR.. p. W. John, of San Antonio, made a
verbal statement of an interesting case Of
super-public lithotomy performed by DR..
Hahn. DIR. Mott moved a request that the
report be reduced to writing, and given to
the publishing committee. Carried. At
forwards DR.. Watt introduced an objec-
ton on the ground that DIR. Hahn was I'M
der charges in the West Texas associa-
ton. The president overruled the point
on the ground that the publishing com
mittee had the exercise of discretion as to
the disposition of the paper.
The next half hour was consumed in
reading the usual resolutions of thanks,
after which resolution was adopted
giving the publishing committee authority
to reject any paper that in their judg
ment, should not be published in the State
Medical association Transactions, indie
pendent Of previous instruction s.
The association then adjourned until
o'clock, when visit was made to the
University, and to several of the public
institutions.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The drug men and their sample cases
will take flight to-day.
Doctors know how to wrangle, as wei
as lawyers.
The new president is a man of brains,
if his face is anything by which to judge.
DR.. j. Cummings, in the perplexities
which often arose, carried knowledge of
parliamentary ruling that marked him
leader. Many said he was the parlia-
mentarian of the body.
The association testified their apprecia-
ton of DR.. Daniels services as secretary
ad interim Ito fill vacancy caused by the
death of DR.. Burt) and as chairman of
the publishing committee, in which capac
ity he produced the present handsome
volume of Transactions, as we'll as evincing
their entire confidence by electing him
secretary for, five years, and by re-appoint-
ing him chairman of the publishing COM
mittee for the fourth time.